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RUDER
Definition of RUDER
adjective
comparative form of rude: more rude
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Word DNA
RUDER inherits its ancestry from its root, RUDE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,234)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RUDE · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
RUDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 151, 18 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RUDER starts with R and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DERRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start RUDER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RUDER?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 151 - and most players walked straight past it.
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